Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-03
NIGHT SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
A Business Session Interpreted with
Personalities.

REFUSING TO AGREE TO THE SUBSTANTIALLY BETWEEN
MIR. REED AND MR.. TILLMAN-THE AGRICULTURAL
AND sUNDRY CIVIL BILLS.
The session Of the House was very lively yester-
day afternoon, and as the evening session wore on
to one o'clock In the morning there were periods
OF boisterOusness
THE SUBSIDY AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock pm. the House refused
to accept the Senate subsidy amendment to the
post Office appropriation bill by vote of 1873 to
1O7.
The conference report on the bill to compensate
Albert II. Emery for constructing testing ma
chine for the government. appropriating 500, 1000
for the purpose, was passed; but this was not ac-
complfshed without scene. Mr.. TiIlman de-
nounced the claim as the most fraudulent ever
presented In Congress. He said that two republt-
cans OF the House-Rong (Mass.) and Reed Me.N
had told him that If he would permit the bill to 90
through appropr1ating 500, 600 the claimant would
be satisfied.
Mr.. REED FACES MR. T1ILMAN.
81 desire to state" interrupted Mr.. Reed walk
Ing down the aisle and facing Mr.. Tillman'' "that
never made any such agreement with the gentle
man from South Carolina"
T1llman. 0tio0 Ai'
81 never thought of such an agreement" reiter-
"whom do you believer"
'Did you not say that you would use your influ
cnCc!" persisted MIR. Iiiiman.
"NO!' replied Mr. Reed, emphatically
81 say you did" exclaimed Mr. Tiliman.
-, ana tne gentleman is as much mistaken about
that as he is in his other phippics," retorted Mr..
Reed. ''The fact is he is wild on this subject
While this cOlloquy was in progress the men,
nels Ol the House gathered around the two gem
tlemen, and several 1mprOmptu but excited dis
putes arose among them upon the merits OF the
case. "a -o
Mr. Long registered a denial Also
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL AMENDED.
The Conference NIT np,c
cultural appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to by vote OF LAT to 70. The House at this
time was in a state of wild confusion, members on
the floor and spectators in the gallery indulging in
ioud conversation, and order was only restored by
alarms and his deputies. The agricultural bill is
amended by appropriating $4,000 to continue the
sorghum experiments and $780, 600 for establishing
bureau or animal industry.
Mr: King got recognition, and had passed under
suspension OF the rules bill approprating SIS 900
lor a building at Monroe, La.
Inen there was wild rush for recognition.
Mr. BarkSdale alone got it. He passed bill
authorizing the printing Of the report Of the COM
missioner Of labor.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Randall presented the conference report on
the sundry civil bill. The Senate made 262 amend
ments, increasing the appropriation s4O3s,647
over the House bill, but the Senate yielded
S1,693216 Of this amount. The bill as agreed on
aggregates $22 49,, 400, being 81 O7S in excess
or the Dill as 1t passed the House. and 1919 S19 less
than the law for the current year, and So 15s 81
less than the estimates. The coast survey is left
as 1t was last year. The report was agreed to
THE DEADLOCK ON THE NAVAL BILL.
The Senate amendments to the naval appropri-
alton bill were non-c0ncurred in, and Messrs.
Herbert, SayreS and Thomas were appointed con-
fereeS.
Joint resolutions for printing public documents
were passed, and the House [at II: 4O) adjourned.